Legal Officer at Capricorn Digital Limited

Job Title: Legal Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Legal Officer will be responsible for reviewing complex agreements correspondence and legal documents.
• She / he will execute various paralegal duties, providing professional legal advice to colleagues.

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Prepare, review and advise on contracts and documents pertaining to the company’s business and operations
• Reviewing new business relationships with service providers and partners
• Research and provide analysis on legal and policy issues
• Maintain regulatory position by:
  • Liaising with regulators
  • Coordinating reports and filings
  • Coordinating audits and implementation of any audit findings (as required)
• Support the business units on legal and compliance matters
• Handle all corporate legal processes (e.g. intellectual property, financial/securities offerings, compliance issues, transactions, agreements, litigation, etc.)
• Assists to maintain an accurate and up-to-date database of all contracts, disputes and litigation
• Coordinate processes, procedures, policies in accordance with regulatory obligations and international best practices
• Assists in structuring joint enterprises with other organizations
• Keeps abreast of relevant best practices and amendments to regulations and statutory provisions
• Maintain up-to-date records of regulatory changes and notifiable events relating to internal policies and procedures, Money Laundering and Combating Terrorist Financing, Customer Due Diligence, Consumer Protection, Conflict of Interest, etc.
• Performing additional duties as assigned

Requirements

• Law graduate with 4 to 6 years extensive working experience; with a minimum of 12 months in the Financial Services Industry/FinTech Space.
• Proficiency and strong working knowledge of Power Point, Word and Google application is essential
• Should be able to work with minimal supervision
• Ability and willingness to work round the clock when required, and meet tight deadlines
• Willingness to learn
• Must be goal oriented and self-motivated
• Must possess strong oral and written communication skills
• Must possess a deep understanding of corporate law transactions and other legal matters
• Highly entrepreneurial; takes the initiative to solve problems before they arise.
• Have started and/or contribute to projects which she/he is passionate about
• Great collaborator; listens to others, speaks own mind, and ask the right questions.
• Well-versed in regulations laws and standards procedures and able to translate into forward-thinking business practices.
• Resourceful meticulous and proactive with strong communication and problem solving abilities.
• Offers a highly professional attitude and significant ability to work and perform well in a team.

Application Closing Date
31st March, 2021.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the “Job Title” as the subject of the email.